PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Neuropsychiatry, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Neuropsychological Assessment
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Clinical assessment can be a subjective process that is guided by the insights and decisions made by clinical assessors (i. e psychologist, therapists) Most predominant theoretical orientations used by clinical psychologists were cognitive (31%) -> eclectic-integrative (22%) -> psychodynamic (18%) -> behavioural (15%) Over the years there has been a decline in behavioural approaches and a rise in cognitive approaches to solve psychological issues. Psychometrics field of psychology that studies concepts of reliability and validity (both concepts are inter-related) Unreliable measures will not have good validity. Reliability - consistency of measurement (4 types shown below) Inter-rater reliability degree to which 2 independent observers agree with each other. Alternate-form reliability - extent to which score on the 2 forms of the test are consistent (you may use 2 diff tests to assess if u think person will remember answers) Internal consistency reliability assess whether the items on a test are related to one another.
